good riddance
Meaning: Said when one is glad to be rid of someone or something.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “The noisy neighbors finally moved out; good riddance.”
Category: Daily Life
Origin: "Riddance" means being freed of something. Shakespeare uses "a good riddance" in Troilus and Cressida (around 1602).
Equivalents in other languages
- Polish: krzyżyk na drogę — literally: little cross on the road
- French: Bon vent ! — literally: Fair wind!
More idioms — Daily Life
- go through the wringer — To go through a very hard experience.
- go off on a tangent — To wander away from the subject being discussed.
- strike out — To fail completely, especially in an attempt to attract someone.
- nothing doing — Refusal; there is no chance of that happening.
- be in the know — To have information that most people do not have.
- be off one's game — To perform worse than usual.
More English idioms
- clear as day — Completely obvious.
- have had it up to here — To be completely fed up.
- be miles away — To be lost in thought and not paying attention.
- sly as a fox — Very cunning.
- walk a tightrope — To be in a situation where one small mistake would be disastrous.
- take one's ball and go home — To quit in a sulk and spoil the activity for everyone else.
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